diff --git a/src/core/utils/continuous-loop.ts b/src/core/utils/continuous-loop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61c80c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/continuous-loop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+export interface ContinuousLoopOptions {
+  /** Interval between cycles in seconds */
+  readonly intervalSeconds: number;
+  /**
+   * Callback to run on each cycle.
+   *
+   * @param isShutdownRequested - Function to check if shutdown has been requested during the cycle
+   * @returns Promise that resolves when the cycle is complete (return value is ignored)
+   */
+  readonly runCycle: (isShutdownRequested: () => boolean) => Promise<unknown>;
+  /** Optional callback for cleanup on shutdown */
+  readonly onShutdown?: () => Promise<void>;
+  /** Optional callback for per-cycle errors */
+  readonly onCycleError?: (error: unknown) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run a function in a continuous loop with graceful shutdown support.
+ */
+export async function runContinuousLoop(options: ContinuousLoopOptions): Promise<void> {
+  const { intervalSeconds, runCycle, onShutdown, onCycleError } = options;
+
+  let shutdownRequested = false;
+  let sleepResolve: (() => void) | null = null;
+  let sleepTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+  const handleShutdown = (_signal: string): void => {
+    shutdownRequested = true;
+    if (sleepTimeout) {
+      clearTimeout(sleepTimeout);
+      sleepTimeout = null;
+    }
+    if (sleepResolve) {
+      sleepResolve();
+      sleepResolve = null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const sigintHandler = (): void => handleShutdown('SIGINT');
+  const sigtermHandler = (): void => handleShutdown('SIGTERM');
+
+  process.on('SIGINT', sigintHandler);
+  process.on('SIGTERM', sigtermHandler);
+
+  const isShutdownRequested = (): boolean => shutdownRequested;
+
+  try {
+    for (;;) {
+      if (isShutdownRequested()) {
+        break;
+      }
+      try {
+        await runCycle(isShutdownRequested);
+      } catch (error) {
+        try {
+          onCycleError?.(error);
+        } catch {
+          // Prevent a failing error callback from terminating the loop
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (isShutdownRequested()) {
+        break;
+      }
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        sleepResolve = resolve;
+        sleepTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          sleepTimeout = null;
+          sleepResolve = null;
+          resolve();
+        }, intervalSeconds * 1000);
+      });
+    }
+  } finally {
+    process.off('SIGINT', sigintHandler);
+    process.off('SIGTERM', sigtermHandler);
+    if (typeof onShutdown === 'function') {
+      await onShutdown();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.ts b/src/core/utils/index.ts
index cc3ffc2d..8f483740 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 export { waitForCondition, type WaitForConditionOptions } from './polling';
 export { extractString, hasStringProperty, isNonEmptyString, isNumber, isRecord, isString } from './type-guards';
+export { runContinuousLoop, type ContinuousLoopOptions } from './continuous-loop';
+export { SyncStateTracker, type SyncState, type SyncStateTrackerOptions } from './sync-state-tracker';
diff --git a/src/core/utils/sync-state-tracker.ts b/src/core/utils/sync-state-tracker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29a30480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/sync-state-tracker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+export interface SyncState {
+  /** The last offset we successfully processed */
+  readonly lastSuccessfulOffset: number;
+  /** The ledger end at the time of our last successful sync */
+  readonly ledgerEndAtSync: number;
+  /** ISO timestamp of last update */
+  readonly lastUpdated: string;
+  /** Additional metadata for debugging */
+  readonly metadata?: {
+    readonly hostname?: string;
+    readonly processId?: number;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface SyncStateTrackerOptions {
+  /** Network name (mainnet, devnet) */
+  readonly network: string;
+  /** Provider name (intellect, 5n) */
+  readonly provider: string;
+  /** Optional: Custom directory for state files (defaults to ~/.canton-sync-state) */
+  readonly stateDirectory?: string;
+}
+
+function getDefaultStateDirectory(): string {
+  const envDir = process.env['CANTON_SYNC_STATE_DIR'];
+  if (envDir) {
+    return envDir;
+  }
+
+  const homeDir = os.homedir();
+  return path.join(homeDir, '.canton-sync-state');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Local file-based tracking of ledger sync progress.
+ */
+export class SyncStateTracker {
+  private readonly stateFilePath: string;
+  private readonly directoryWritable: boolean;
+  private cachedState: SyncState | null = null;
+
+  constructor(options: SyncStateTrackerOptions) {
+    const stateDir = options.stateDirectory ?? getDefaultStateDirectory();
+
+    let isWritable = true;
+    if (!fs.existsSync(stateDir)) {
+      try {
+        fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
+      } catch {
+        isWritable = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.directoryWritable = isWritable;
+    this.stateFilePath = path.join(stateDir, `${options.network}-${options.provider}.json`);
+  }
+
+  isWritable(): boolean {
+    return this.directoryWritable;
+  }
+
+  getState(): SyncState | null {
+    if (this.cachedState) {
+      return this.cachedState;
+    }
+
+    if (!this.directoryWritable) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(this.stateFilePath)) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(this.stateFilePath, 'utf-8');
+      const state = JSON.parse(content) as SyncState;
+
+      if (
+        typeof state.lastSuccessfulOffset !== 'number' ||
+        typeof state.ledgerEndAtSync !== 'number' ||
+        typeof state.lastUpdated !== 'string'
+      ) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      this.cachedState = state;
+      return state;
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  updateState(offset: number, ledgerEnd: number): void {
+    if (!this.directoryWritable) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const state: SyncState = {
+      lastSuccessfulOffset: offset,
+      ledgerEndAtSync: ledgerEnd,
+      lastUpdated: new Date().toISOString(),
+      metadata: {
+        hostname: process.env['HOSTNAME'] ?? 'unknown',
+        processId: process.pid,
+      },
+    };
+
+    this.cachedState = state;
+
+    try {
+      const tempPath = `${this.stateFilePath}.tmp`;
+      fs.writeFileSync(tempPath, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2));
+      fs.renameSync(tempPath, this.stateFilePath);
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore local persistence errors and continue with in-memory progress.
+    }
+  }
+
+  getStartingOffset(currentLedgerEnd: number): { offset: number; wasReset: boolean } | null {
+    const state = this.getState();
+
+    if (!state) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (state.lastSuccessfulOffset > currentLedgerEnd) {
+      this.resetState();
+      return { offset: 0, wasReset: true };
+    }
+
+    const safeOffset = Math.max(0, state.lastSuccessfulOffset - 1);
+    return { offset: safeOffset, wasReset: false };
+  }
+
+  resetState(): void {
+    this.cachedState = null;
+    try {
+      if (fs.existsSync(this.stateFilePath)) {
+        fs.unlinkSync(this.stateFilePath);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Best-effort deletion; in-memory cache is already cleared.
+    }
+  }
+
+  getStateFilePath(): string {
+    return this.stateFilePath;
+  }
+}